Road project would dramatically change Seward Highway at Girdwood

Murkowski joins bipartisan group introducing bill protecting abortion, contraception rights Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Walker-Drygas]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, August 2. In today's newsletter: - The state is considering building an interchange outside Girdwood where the Seward and Alyeska highways meet, looking to improve safety at the intersection as traffic there grows. - Alaska's lone U.S. House seat remained split when it comes to the state’s new ranked choice voting system that will be used for the first time on Aug. 16. - The Anchorage Assembly this week voted to override Mayor Dave Bronson’s veto of a measure that adds a process to city code a for removing a mayor from office. Alaska has a long history of airplane collisions with various kinds of wildlife. Bird strikes are obviously the most common, but one Alaska plane had the strange experience of colliding with a fish in midair. David Reamer unravels how that happened and details all the other animals that have collided with planes over the years in his [latest history column](. ☁️ Anchorage weather It's cloudy today with a high of 68 degrees. The forecast calls for some sun tomorrow and Thursday, before the chance of rain returns on Friday. Highs will range from the mid to high 60s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [State of Alaska proposes major overhaul of Seward Highway intersection near Girdwood]( [State of Alaska proposes major overhaul of Seward Highway intersection near Girdwood]( The state is looking at building an interchange on the Seward Highway outside Girdwood, a project that would cost at least $35 million. The proposal includes turnoffs looping over wetlands, a bridge over the highway and a roundabout to slow traffic into town. [Read More]( [Alaska’s US House candidates split on new voting system ahead of 1st ranked choice election]( [Alaska’s US House candidates split on new voting system ahead of 1st ranked choice election]( In a recent forum, three candidates for Alaska's U.S. House seat remained split on the state’s new ranked choice voting system. Republican Nick Begich wants to return to the old system, and Sarah Palin said the ranked choice voting framework should be changed. Democrat Mary Peltola hopes more moderate candidates will be elected with ranked voting. [Read More]( [Anchorage Assembly overrides Mayor Bronson’s veto of legislation codifying mayor removal process]( [Anchorage Assembly overrides Mayor Bronson’s veto of legislation codifying mayor removal process]( In a 9-3 vote, Assembly members overturned Mayor Dave Bronson’s veto of an ordinance that adds to city code a process for removing a mayor from office for a “breach of the public trust.” Bronson has strongly opposed the measure, comparing it to a “coup” and calling it a “blatant attack on the office of the mayor.” [Read More]( [New K-12 charter school will serve a growing Alaska Native population in Mat-Su]( [New K-12 charter school will serve a growing Alaska Native population in Mat-Su]( At Knik Cultural Charter School — an Alaska Native charter school opening this fall in the Mat-Su — students in Kindergarten through 12th grade will learn traditional skills throughout the year, from berry picking in September to hunting on sea ice in March. (via Alaska Public Media) [Read More]( [Murkowski joins bipartisan group introducing bill protecting abortion, contraception rights]( [Murkowski joins bipartisan group introducing bill protecting abortion, contraception rights]( Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined a bipartisan coalition to introduce a bill that would protect abortion and contraception access. The measure faces an uncertain future in a Senate, and comes as Murkowski faces reelection this fall, with abortion emerging as a key issue in that campaign. 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